Alumni Officer University of Waterloo

This is the University of Waterloo’stimeandwe’rebuilding the advancement team to match it.

Ifyou’recollaborative, curious, skilled at connecting with people, and built to make things happen, this is where you want to be.

We’rein the quiet phase of an ambitious fundraising campaign with bold opportunities for donors, alumni, and the community to engage and make a difference.

Our five Global Futures, societal, health, sustainable, technological, and economic, frame how we approach the groundbreaking work our researchers and university are pursuing to address the most pressing challenges facing humanity and the planet.

Why Waterloo? We sit at the intersection of world-class research, Canada’s most interconnected entrepreneurial ecosystem, and a co-op program unmatched in scale and employer commitment.

Guided by the university’s values of thinking differently, acting with purpose, and working together, we are a team thatoperatesas one. We support each other and collaborate to bring the best opportunities to our donors and to the university. At Waterloo,you’llhave a clear strategy behind you, colleagues beside you, and the opportunity to do work thattrulymatters.

The Alumni Officer supports the Office of Advancement’s goals to increase alumni engagement opportunities to further the Advancement pipeline. This position practices strategic outreach, involves alumni volunteers in opportunities that are mutually beneficial, and engages alumni in all life stages.

The Alumni Officer works collaboratively within the Office of Advancement, working with Alumni and Development professionals across campus, as well as across campus with partners such as University Relations, Co-operative and Experiential Education, and Registrar’s Office. The Alumni Officer also works with alumni volunteers world-wide to foster and strengthen relationships with other alumni as well as with the institution.

Alumni Relations programs, activities and events include;
Reunion, Homecoming, geographic alumni events, chapter and global ambassador run events, volunteer engagement programs, virtual events, outreach programs, athletics events, and all other engagement activities created to deepen and broaden engagement between alumni and the University of Waterloo. Each alumni officer position focuses on one portfolio;
Volunteer Engagement, Outreach or Digital Services and Special Projects.

• Research, develop, implement, execute and evaluate programs, events, and activities
• Leverage and enhance existing activities, to engage local and international alumni communities and bridge the gap between all stakeholders
• Work collaboratively to enhance relationships within the University of Waterloo community
• Manage all aspects of day-to-day logistics for alumni programs, activities and events
• Execute the University’s high-profile alumni events, programs and activities, creating a best-in-class experience for alumni; this includes the oversight of co-op students and engaging student and alumni volunteers to deliver a meaningful experience for all visitors
• Source and manage services with internal service departments and external vendors required to support events, programs, and activities
• Engage alumni as volunteers and participants in on-campus and regional activities and events
• Ensure consistency, accuracy and excellence in quality and content of messaging in all materials
• Oversee systems and processes, updating, refining and streamlining as necessary
• Provide support and execute the critical path goals
• Contribute to strategic planning exercises
• Support the preparation of and provide input into reports on events, programs and activities, including environmental scans, statistical reports, proposals and post-event reports

• Collaborate with alumni and development professionals within Advancement to facilitate programs, activities and events that include key alumni, donors and friends and enhance current activities
• Maintain a network with a variety of departments on campus to facilitate the effective and efficient coordination of events, programs and…